Ryan "Imbecile" Verdict - More Coverage

New York Times: "Mr. Ryan is best known for his finding, in the final 48 hours of his term as governor, that the state's capital punishment system was broken; he was later nominated for a Nobel Prize for commuting more than 160 death sentences. But in this courtroom, witnesses and lawyers were barred from mentioning Mr. Ryan's stance on the death penalty before the jurors."

Washington Post: "The jury's decision ends the state's biggest political corruption trial in decades, and draws a conclusion on the long career of a politician who gained international fame as a death penalty critic but left office in 2003 amid a widespread corruption scandal."